Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former israeli footballer player who played in defence”. Today it says “israeli footballer who played as a defender”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1956); not to be confused with Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1962) . Avraham " Avi " Cohen ( Hebrew : אבי כהן ; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender , and a manager. He was best known for his spells playing for two British clubs: Liverpool in England and Rangers in Scotland. After retirement from active football and management, he was the chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association for over five years until he was killed in a motorcycle crash. after his death Maccabi Tel Aviv retired the number 5 that he formerly wore. He played another 12 games against International Olympic teams and 1 against Amateurs team.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Avraham "Avi" Cohen (born 14 November 1956 in Cairo , Egypt ) is a former Israeli footballer player who played in defence . He is best known for his spell playing for Liverpool in England . He is currently chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association.
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Avraham "Avi" Cohen ( ; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender .He was best known for his spells playing for two British clubs: Liverpool in England and Rangers in Scotland.After retirement from active football and management, he was the chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association for over five years until he was killed in a motorcycle crash. after his death Maccabi Tel Aviv has retired the number 5 that he wore.He played another 12 games against International Olympic teams and 1 against Amateurs team.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli footballer This article is about Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1956); not to be confused with Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1962) . Avraham "Avi" Cohen ( ; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender . He was best known for his spells playing for two British clubs: Liverpool in England and Rangers in Scotland. After retirement from active football and management, he was the chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association for over five years until he was killed in a motorcycle crash. after his death Maccabi Tel Aviv retired the number 5 that he formerly wore. He played another 12 games against International Olympic teams and 1 against Amateurs team.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli footballer This article is about Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1956); not to be confused with Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1962) . Avraham " Avi " Cohen ( ; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender , and a manager. He was best known for his spells playing for two British clubs: Liverpool in England and Rangers in Scotland. After retirement from active football and management, he was the chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association for over five years until he was killed in a motorcycle crash. after his death Maccabi Tel Aviv retired the number 5 that he formerly wore. He played another 12 games against International Olympic teams and 1 against Amateurs team.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former israeli footballer player who played in defence”. Today it says “israeli footballer who played as a defender”. Read the current article and compare.
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former israeli footballer player who played in defence
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israeli footballer who played as a defender
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